Modeling dolomitized carbonate-ramp reservoirs: A case study of the Seminole San Andres unit-Part I, petrophysical and geologic characterizations

Geophysics

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1866-1875

  Wang, Fred P ^a,b   Lucia, F Jerry ^a   Kerans, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b PGS Reservoir   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE MINERALS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LITHOLOGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLOGY; POROSITY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DOLOTOMIZED CARBONATE RAMP RESERVOIRS; ROCK FABRIC FACIES; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

CARBONATE ROCK; DOLOMITIZATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PETROGRAPHY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

NEW MEXICO; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032214352     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1444479     Document Type: Article

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